well-worn

well-worn

(wĕl′wôrn′)adj.1. Showing signs of much wear or use.2. Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed.3. Carried or worn in a becoming manner: well-worn fame.

well-worn

adj (well worn when postpositive) 1. so much used as to be affected by wear: a well-worn coat. 2. used too often; hackneyed: a well-worn phrase.

well′-worn′

adj. 1. showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets. 2. trite; hackneyed; stale: a well-worn saying. 3. becomingly worn or borne: a well-worn modesty. [1615–25]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	well-worn - showing signs of much wear or use worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	well-worn - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"banal, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, tired, shopworn, commonplaceunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

well-worn

adjective1. stale, tired, stereotyped, commonplace, banal, trite, hackneyed, overused, timeworn To use a well-worn cliché, she does not suffer fools gladly.2. shabby, worn, faded, ragged, frayed, worn-out, scruffy, tattered, tatty, threadbare He was dressed casually in a sweater and well-worn jeans.

well-worn

adjectiveWithout freshness or appeal because of overuse:banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, worn-out.

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